Improvement in stove-grates



. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THEODORE SEARL, OF WITOKA, MINNESOTA.

IMPROVEMENT IN STOVE-GRATES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 1119.530, dated April7, 1874; application filed March 3, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEoDoRE SEARL, of Witoka, in the county `of Winonaand State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Fire-Rack; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part ofthis speciiication.

This invention relates to reracks for stoves 5 and consists of aportable grate and lire-rack combined, which is intended for use in theor dinary wood-stove. It is constructed to hold more or less wood, asisdesired-#as in cold or warm weather-and is constructed to admit a freedraft, without obstruction from ashes.

The invention will be better understood by reference to the drawing andthe following specification.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is an end elevation of the grate or bottom,with the rack-bars inA proper position. Fig. 2 is a side view of therack-bars. Fig. 3 is a top view of a portion of the grate or bottom,showing the mortises in which the rack-bars are placed to hold them inposition.

A is the grate or bottom of the stove-rack. B is the rack-bars, whichhave tenons on each end of each bar, and all held together by means ofthe center cross-bar, which forms a part of the same casting. The tenonsa on one end of all the grate-bars are straight, and the tenons b on theopposite ends of all of them stand at an angle, and the tenons are allmade of v one size, and to fit the mortises g in the bottom A; andshould they be placed in the mortises one end up, they will standstraight up; and should they be inverted and inserted in the mortises g,they would stand at angle corresponding to the angle of the tenon b, asshown in Fig. 1. The grate or bottom A is provided with several rows ofmortises, g, into which the rack-bars will fit, and consequently the respace may be reduced, at pleasure, as shown bydotted lines in Fig. l.The grate A is provided with legs c, for supports to keep the grate upfrom the stove-bottom, to admit the escape of the ashes, and also withstuds c on each end to support it, in case the stove-bottom is sunken;these will rest on the rise at each end of the tire-box andsupport therack. The strips d are provided to hold the wood free from the grate,and also assist in making a free draft of air. h represents the openingsthron gh the grate for draft and for the escape of the ashes.

What I claim as mv invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. The gra-te or bottom A, provided with legs c, studs c, ribs d, andthree or more rows ot' mortises, g, in combination with the rackbars B,provided with straight tenons a and angling tenons b, substantially asand for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this31st day of January, 1874.

THEODORE SEARL.

Witnesses ALEXANDER SEARL, WM. B. PHELrs.

